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This seminar focuses on the development and influences of social movements after the peak point of the world wide protests in 1968s. As an introduction we will provide an overview of the diversity of new social movements in this time, related to: Gay-Lesbians, Ecology, Peace as well as the Anti-nuclear movement and the “One World” and Anti-imperialist movement. All these movements focus on the change of society to reach a situation with less discrimination of minorities, to fight for equal rights and for the right to live in a healthy environment and without war. Furthermore we will look on the own experiences of the workshop-participantsWeiterlesen

In Germany remembrance of the Nazism-period plays a key role in the culture of remembrance. This seminar gives a brief introduction to this topic and the ways of remembrance (“’museumification” & “monument-mania”) in this country. We will start this course with the visit of the historical site and memorial “Haus Schwarzenberg” in the former Jewish quarter and the Museum of Anne Frank. But how is remembrance made e.g. in Africa? This should be an initial point to start an exchange and discussion about different cultures of remembrance in the countries of origin of the participants. Possible topics include various forms and ways of remembrance, howWeiterlesen

Starting from the various aspects of the oppositional movements in the GDR (East Germany) we will furthermore open up perspectives for experiences from others countries. In this course we will visit the Stasi-Museum, look inside the everyday life in the GDR and throw the spotlight on the oppositional movement and the turnaround (“Die Wende”). In a further step we will create an Open-Space to discuss, exchange and learn about and from the experiences with revolutionary movements in the countries of origin of the participants: To what extend were the revolutionary movements successful or failed? Why did they fail? Who were the activists who drove theWeiterlesen

This seminar will show the continuity of Nazi-structures, the development of the “New Right” in West-Germany and the development after the reunification of East- and West-Germany in 1990. We will explain right wing codes and symbols and we will provide an overview about the current situation of the right extremist and xenophobic movement in Germany. In a further step the seminar will deal with questions such as how right-wing movements in Europe are connected to each other and why they are on the rise in Europe. ORGANIZED by OBUK e.V. More information: www.obuk-ev.org/en/bildungsprojekte/social-movements-migration/Weiterlesen

This seminar will give an overview on the history of the 1968 students movement and it’s relation to international solidarity. But how was the solidarity received by the movements in the global south? Was there a positive impact on the political and liberation movements in the colonized and post-colonized countries? And what about reciprocity? Nowadays many people in Germany are involved in the self-organized “Willkommenskultur”-groups to help refugees and migrants. Hereby the refugees and migrants are often in the position to receive help and to learn how to integrate into mainstream society. Frequently their competences, knowledge and skills are not recognized and perceived as resourcesWeiterlesen

As a short introduction, the seminar will inform about the history of women´s movements in Germany and the reasons why they started to fight for equal rights, empowering and emancipation. In the main part of the seminar will be space for exchange, discussion and knowledge sharing about own experiences with women´s movements in the different countries of origin of the participants and the role of women´s movement in social, political and economic change of societies. This dialogue of perspectives should also focus on the challenges of an intersectional perspective, that’s taking into account multiple systems of dominance that structure (not only) women’s lives and theWeiterlesen